chruby

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  "github_readme_excerpt": "# chruby\n\n[![CI](https://github.com/postmodern/chruby/actions/workflows/shunit2.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/postmodern/chruby/actions/workflows/shunit2.yml)\n\nChanges the current Ruby.\n\n## Features\n\n* Updates `$PATH`.\n  * Also adds RubyGems `bin/` directories to `$PATH`.\n* Correctly sets `$GEM_HOME` and `$GEM_PATH`.\n  * Users: gems are installed into `~/.gem/$ruby/$version`.\n  * Root: gems are installed directly into `/path/to/$ruby/$gemdir`.\n* Additionally sets `$RUBY_ROOT`, `$RUBY_ENGINE`, `$RUBY_VERSION` and\n  `$GEM_ROOT`.\n* Optionally sets `$RUBYOPT` if second argument is given.\n* Calls `hash -r` to clear the command-lookup hash-table.\n* Fuzzy matching of Rubies by name.\n* Defaults to the system Ruby.\n* Optionally supports auto-switching and the `.ruby-version` file.\n* Supports [bash] and [zsh].\n* Small (~100 LOC).\n* Has tests.\n\n## Anti-Features\n\n* Does not hook `cd`.\n* Does not install executable shims or require regenerating them after\n  installing gems.\n* Does not require Rubies be installed into your home directory.\n* Does not automatically switch Rubies by default.\n* Does not require write-access to the Ruby directory in order to install gems.\n\n## Requirements\n\n* [bash] \u003e= 3 or [zsh]\n\n## Install\n\n```shell\nwget https://github.com/postmodern/chruby/releases/download/v0.3.9/chruby-0.3.9.tar.gz\ntar -xzvf chruby-0.3.9.tar.gz\ncd chruby-0.3.9/\nsudo make install\n```\n\n### PGP\n\nAll releases are [PGP] signed for security. Instructions on how to import my\nPGP key can be found on my [blog][1]. To verify that a release was not tampered \nwith:\n\n```shell\nwget https://github.com/postmodern/chruby/releases/download/v0.3.9/chruby-0.3.9.tar.gz.asc\ngpg --verify chruby-0.3.9.tar.gz.asc chruby-0.3.9.tar.gz\n```\n\n### setup.sh\n\nchruby also includes a `setup.sh` script, which installs chruby. Simply run the \nscript as root or via `sudo`:\n\n```shell\nsudo ./scripts/setup.sh\n```\n\n### Homebrew\n\nchruby can also be installed with [homebrew]:\n\n```shell\nbrew install chruby\n```\n\nOr the a",
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